THE FORCE OF AN UNSHEATHED SWORD Marquise Cecelia has awoken in the bedroom of the infamous Demon Knight, Lucas Herbst. His rough style of love has left the night before a blur, but apparently he's claimed her as his fiancée! Political shake ups have saved her from disgrace and losing her status. But Lucas's warped love will keep her on her toes... or her back...

Condemned in the streets, a fierce heroine in the sheets…if she can survive to the wedding bed and beyond! Don’t miss this Mature-rated bodice-ripper of an isekai romance manga for Steamship: the all-new Seven Seas imprint dedicated to sexy romance for women! When noblewoman Cecilia realizes she’s been reincarnated into an otome game, her shock is further complicated by the fact that she’s the villainess! What’s worse, she can’t seem to change her fate. Now, her engagement is broken off, the heroine is harassing her, and she’s forced to work in a brothel—where her very first customer turns out to be the debauched Leader of the Imperial Guard, Lucas Herbst. This dangerous Casanova looks like he’ll be the end of her, until he takes her as a fiancée!

Originally published in 1999, this book takes a probing and specialist look at the many important advances which occurred in steam power in the fifteen years leading up to its publication. Large power plants as well as small-capacity boilers became more efficient and reliable, and their design and operation were enhanced by the application of modern computational techniques. This book provides a comprehensive review of such developments in steam power engineering. It discusses thermohydraulic principles and processes, with an emphasis on practical problems of steam power plant design and operation. Among topics covered are historical analysis, cycle design, thermal and hydraulic design of heating surfaces, pollutant control, and flow instability, from which are deduced strategies for further development. Originally intended for both students and engineers, the book treats realistic problems and offers a wealth of valuable insight into the design of large and small steam power plants.

This collection of essays clarifies for Buddhist trainees the essence of True Buddhism. The author brings theologies and episodes from the sutras and the records of the patriarchs. Acquainting themselves with the truth revealed in this collection of essays and confirming it through their practice, Buddhist trainees can cherish their modest well-being and establish the meaning of their lives so as to become beneficial to all beings.